Appetite for soup nets Buffalo visit from country music artist

4:38 PM,
Nov. 9, 2012

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A country music star will be a part of the Buffalo's annual Veterans Day parade on Saturday, thanks to the town's increased appetite for soup.

The town's Walmart won a visit from county music artist Lee Ann Womack when, over a three-month period, it increased its sales of Progresso soup compared to the year before more than any other Walmart in America. The winner was based on the percentage increase, not number of units sold, allowing the small Buffalo location to outperform stores six times its size and greater.

"It was a three-month contest, and we sold 1,900 cans in that time," said Chuck ...